Making an MMO is like "founding a city" says Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran, but his ambitious new sci-fi fantasy game sounds more like a "parallel world"

If anyone knows how to make a good MMO, it's Raph Koster. From serving as the original creative lead and lead designer on ...
MMORPG

Interview: Stars Reach Is Playable Worlds' Upcoming MMO, Set In A Fully Simulated Sandbox Galaxy

For years, I’ve been waiting with bated breath to see what Raph Koster and his team over at Playable Worlds have been cooking up. We’ve seen teases of design philosophies in the form of blog posts ...
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Years before Fallout 76, the RPG's co-creator had doubts about making a Fallout MMO because it "wasn't designed to have other players"

Part of what makes Fallout games special is the sense of loneliness, that you're the only one with the weight of the world on your shoulders. That all changed in Fallout 76, but before that, original ...
PC Gamer

NCSoft's making a new MMO shooter that, snazzy graphics aside, feels like it's already 15 years old—and that might just match your freak

NCSoft's Cinder City (technically CINDER CITY, but our style guide forbids such a loud use of caps) has been announced, and I feel like I've either been transported back in time, or just watched a ...
Gamereactor

MMO veterans believe Western audiences are waiting for a new big MMORPG to emerge

Destiny, Fallout 76, and older titles still get plenty of play, but it's believed that a new genre lead could rise if given ...
Game Rant

How Erenshor's SimPlayers Make It A Believable 'Single Player MMO'

Joey Brown is an interview reporter, editor, and lifelong gamer with experience in nearly every genre from space sims and MMORPGs to metroidvanias and city builders. He has sat down with industry ...
Gameranx

Is EA Making A Madden NFL MMO?

It’s no secret that there are certain video game developers and publishers who “ride on the coattails” of what has come before and merely make “small changes” to try and get people to buy “all-new ...
Game Rant

One Upcoming Feature Will Finally Make Fallout 76 a ‘True’ MMO

Anthony Bussing (he/him) is a Gaming Features Writer from Michigan. Anthony has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with a minor in Journalism, achieved in 2022, from Adrian College, specifically to ...
Ars Technica

Making a unique superhero MMO: Cryptic talks to Ars

How does one make a superhero MMO that will work on both consoles and computers from the get-go? Ars talks to Cryptic about <em>Champions Online</em> to find out.<BR ...
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Elder Scrolls MMO lead still wants to make a new game, despite the cancelation of the Blackbird project that Xbox's Phil Spencer apparently loved: "I don't think you can ride ...

The Elder Scrolls Skyrim fan works his 9-5 job from within the RPG, battling bandits while tackling emails and facing dragons during PowerPoints: "Work from home became work from Whiterun" Action RPGs ...
PC Gamer

PC Gamer's Top 100 didn't have a single MMO in it this year—here are my 3 theories as to why we did that

MMO Final Fantasy 14's latest patch has me hopeful for the MMO's story again—even though Square Enix still has a lot of good will to recover Gaming Industry Analyst firm says the games market is ...